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Economics thematic unit plan pdfs
Me On the Map Activities and Map Skills Flip book for First Grade Social Studies
This circle book corresponds perfectly to the classic book, Me on the Map! The Me on the Map flip book shows maps from the book from smallest to biggest to make a powerful visual of our place in the world for kids!Just staple the Me on the Map flip book at the top when it's assembled. THIS ME ON THE MAP FLIPBOOK COMES IN 2 VERSIONSVersion with patterned sentences (Here is my planet. It is ____.) and labels already on the pages; Version with no sentences and labels to cut and paste in the appro
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PreK - 2nd
Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
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2nd - 7th
Personal Financial Literacy - Goods and Services, Needs and Wants, Economics
Growing your students' financial literacy skills has never been easier! This easy to use resource is sure to keep your students engaged as they learn about Needs and Wants, Goods and Services, Spending and Saving, and much more! The concluding financial literacy project is making their own lapbook which creates a lasting memento!Use this for:kindergarten1st gradesecond gradewhole classsmall groupspartner activitiesThis unit is part of a money saving FIRST GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES BUNDLE. Click to se
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K - 2nd
Abridged Food Truck Business, Marketing, and Finance Semester Project Bundle
Engage your students in course content with this relatable, food truck-themed project. This product incorporates many aspects of the business world including: marketing, finance, sales, business pitches, business plans, etc. This is a semester project meant to accompany a high school business course such as Introduction to Business and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Essentials, or Marketing I. This is a smaller selection of materials that also appear in the best-selling Food Truck Busines
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Second Grade Social Studies-Common Core Economics Unit
This is an economics unit for second grade that is aligned with Second Grade Common Core Social Studies Standard E.1.1-1.6. This unit includes almost everything you need to teach this standard. There are lesson plans for you, a student book, a study guide, a test, a take home project with a parent letter, a wallet and money and a classroom game. This is a 10 day unit.
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2nd - 3rd
Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o
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5th - 8th
Goods and Services "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..."
This is an integrated social studies and reading mini-unit that focuses on teaching goods and services using the Laura Numeroff classic "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." In the book, Mouse asks for lots of different things, some are goods and some are services. This unit is packed full of activities to help your kiddos understand beginning economics in an engaging format.
The mini-unit includes:
-Goods Definition Poster (color)
-Services Definition Poster (color)
-Anchor chart Tree Map Label
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PreK - 3rd
Community Helpers: A Complete Unit! Literacy, Math, Social Studies
community helpers community workers**COMPLETELY REDONE: New fonts, clip art, and extra pages.**This comprehensive pack includes all you need for a successful unit on community helpers, including hosting your own Career Day!Includes:~Original 9-page reader: 'Do We NEED it?' (needs vs. wants)~Worksheets to sort needs/wants, goods/services, match workers to vehicles, draw tools workers use~Community worker research report- graphic organizer and writing paper~6-page mini-book: 'Read and See Who I Ca
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K - 2nd
Financial Literacy Lapbook
Do you already have a unit that you teach on personal financial literacy and are looking for a fun project to go alongside it? This financial literacy lapbook makes a perfect companion piece!It makes an impressive display for a parent night and will surely be kept as a keepsake!This is what you’ll find in this unit:⭐Financial literacy lap book activity. The pieces could also be used in a social studies notebook if you choose to not have your students make a lap book.Please download the preview f
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K - 2nd
Wants vs. Needs Economics Sorting Worksheet
Great practice for sorting words (no pictures) into the Wants or Needs category. This can be a great assessment! It can also be used for homework or practice. Great follow-up to my wants vs. needs sorting center. I also have a wants/needs sorting worksheet with pictures! Check them out! :) I have many Economics resources available in my store--natural/human/capital resources, goods/services, producer/consumers, etc.
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K - 5th
Also included in: Economics Bundle - 1st - 3rd Grades - Worksheets and Center Activities
Community Helpers | Community Helpers Craft and Activities
This Community Helpers unit focuses on jobs in the community and is filled with community helpers activities. Students are sure to enjoy this unit as they learn about what a job is, what a community is, various jobs in their community, and goods and services.Inside you will find:Teaching PostersJobs in Our Community Graphic Organizer Community Helpers Can, Have, Are Chart Jobs in Our Community Posters and Flip Books BakerTeacherPolice OfficerMail CarrierFarmerFirefighterNurseDoctorGarbage Colle
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K - 2nd
California Government & Economy–California History 4th Grade–Includes Content!
Complete California Government & Economy Interactive Notebook Bundle with TWO Units that include TEN Lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text (ALL CONTENT INCLUDED – NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED); SIXTEEN Interactive Notebook Assignments; and a balanced mix of hands-on activities, all aligned with California's Fourth Grade History–Social Science Standards. (If you need to meet 100% of the California Standards, also check out our California Geography and Colorado History Bundles).Big Idea Qu
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4th
Money: A Complete IB PYP Unit of Inquiry
How does money affect everyday life? The struggle becomes real for the kids with many critical thinking activities. Through all of the curricular areas, the children learn about the origins of money, the difference between wants and needs, banking and budgeting and they explore the myriad of ways decisions about money can affect our lives. The culmination dives into careers and how our choice of career will ultimately shape our lifestyle. Lots of hands on inquiry into social studies, math and li
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3rd - 6th
3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan Growth Unit
The fourth unit in 3rd grade Michigan Social Studies is themed in the growth of the state of Michigan (Population, Manufacturing, Etc.). Unit correlates to concepts in the MC3 curriculum and meets Michigan Social Studies standards. Lessons are typically taught over a two day span.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEUnit has been updated to include links to copy files from Google Drive which can be used in distance learning, virtual learning
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Michigan YEAR LONG Units
Economics Integrated Unit Thematic Unit
This economics unit for kids focuses on needs and wants, supply and demand, producer and consumer, and goods and services. Reading passages, vocabulary cards, integrated math activities, as well as phonics practice are all included.Included in this unit you will find:Full Color Vocabulary CardsBlack and White Vocabulary CardsReading: Fiction Passages with Comprehension QuestionsFlowers for MomThe Sandcastle ContestWhen Life Gives You Lemons…The Money GameCupcake WarsIncludes inferring, close re
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2nd - 3rd
Amelia Bedelia Means Business: A Literature-Based Economics Unit {CCSS}
“I absolutely love this Unit. I was such a big Amelia Bedeila fan as a child and have all the books in my classroom. The kids love this unit as well, which makes it even better.”
Economics can often be confusing and abstract for elementary students. A literature connection and lovable character can change all of that! This "Ready to Print" "No Prep" resource (along with the chapter book Amelia Bedelia Means Business by Herman Perish--nephew to the late Peggy Perish, originator of the quirky yet
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2nd - 4th
The Marketplace: An Economics Unit
This unit is a simple economics unit that is kid-friendly. This unit goes with the Harcourt Reflections: Social Studies curriculum my district uses. You may use these activities as supplemental material or you may use this unit by itself!
The unit is broken up into 4 lessons. Each lesson has a set of vocabulary cards and 3-4 activities to go with it.
What's Included:
Lesson 1: Goods & Services
* Vocabulary Cards
* Good or Service?
* Goods & Services for a Dog
* Goods & Servic
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1st - 2nd
Make a Community Map: A Mapmaking Project
Practicing and mastering learning about what makes up a community and making maps is so engaging with this activity. Students plan their communities, create their maps, and write about them. This project typically takes my students several weeks to complete at the end of the year as an application project after studying communities all year. Students love to practice their social studies skills with this resource! This helpful product includes:•lesson plan•useful websites•sample communities•comm
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2nd - 3rd
Scarcity Activities | Scarcity Unit | No Prep
Are you looking for a scarcity unit? This packet gives you activities to teach your students or kids about scarcity. Included:Popcorn Scarcity ActivityPopcorn Lesson ReflectionStickers Scarcity ActivityWater Scarcity PassageWater Scarcity QuestionsWants and Needs ChartGets the Gimmies Worksheet Discussion Question Cards*For the scarcity activity you can really use anything. Food, manipulatives, supplies, etc.*Check out the preview to see the entire product!For more products like this click here!
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: No Prep Science Social Studies 1st 2nd 3rd GROWING BUNDLE
Economics Budget Project and LFS Unit
This project was created for my high school students in my resource room. My former students explained that they felt unprepared for life out in the "real world" because no one really told them what it would be like to be out on their own, and because of that they struggled a lot at first. So I created this project for my future junior and senior students to help them really get a grasp of what it might be like after graduation. Especially those whose parents will not help finance their futures,
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
4th Grade Economics Unit for Georgia Standards
This document includes 13 pages of economic vocabulary practice.
It integrates the vocabulary words opportunity costs, price incentives, specialization, voluntary exchange, trade, interdependence, scarcity, and more into the social studies units covered by the Georgia Performance Standards (Native Americans, European exploration, colonies, Revolutionary War, new government, westward expansion, and reform movements).
These pages are great to use at the end of the year as a review or throughou
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3rd - 5th
Super Cash Classroom Money System
Are you looking for a way to give your class management system a boost? We have all used money reward systems at some point, but this is a way to get your class excited about using money and being responsible.
Students are paid for doing their classroom jobs, homework and school work. I have laid it all out for you in this fun money system.
I have one set of money with a Super Hero theme (Super Cash) and another set of money with a classroom theme (Desk Dollars).
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1st - 4th
Introduction to Business Full Course Bundle (Business Foundations)
Introducing the Ed Dynamic Introduction to Business Bundle – a foundational package designed to create an engaging and thorough exploration of the business world for you and your students!Course Overview: Dive into the essentials of business with eight meticulously crafted units that cover everything from the Basics of Business to Career Exploration and Professional Development. Each unit is packed with engaging lessons, including video guides, student notes, and/or interactive worksheets, provi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Economy Unit
This unit is intended and incorporated third grade Illinois Social Studies Standards as of 2017. However, can be used for grades 2-4. The product has more than 10 days worth of lesson plans. Each lesson has a clear description or expectations, pictures when needed!
DAY 1: Vocabulary
DAY 2: Needs and wants
DAY 3: Applying for a job writing and video activity
DAY 4: Make bank accounts- step by step directions with pictures
DAY 5: Budget
DAY 6: Scenarios of good money habits
DAY 7-10: Cl
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2nd - 5th
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Find Economics resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.
Economics activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:
Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
Frequently asked questions for teaching economics
What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
What types of economics resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.
How do I find economics resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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